UpDate - Vol. 13, No. 29, Page 4
April 28, 1994
Up and coming

'Gospelrama' set for this Sunday
     The University's Black Arts Festival continues in May with the
presentation of the annual "Gospelrama" concert.
     Doors open at 5:15 p.m., and the concert is scheduled to begin at 6:15
p.m. on Sunday, May 1, in the auditorium of Newark Hall.
     The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call
the University's Center for Black Culture at 831-2991.
     The Black Arts Festival is sponsored by the Center for Black Culture,
the Cultural Programming Advisory Board and the '94 Black Arts Festival
Committee.

Honors students to perform play
     Until We Notice, a new play by Nancy King, Delaware playwright and
professor in the Honors Program, will premiere in a workshop production by
students in an honors course Thursday through Saturday, May 5-7, on campus.
     Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Bacchus Theatre of the
Perkins Student Center. An additional 2 p.m. matinee is scheduled Saturday,
May 7. Although there is no admission charge, audience members are
encouraged to make a donation that will be used to support arts activities
in the Honors Program. A discussion will follow each performance.
     Until We Notice is based on a folk tale found in many cultures. The
play explores what happens when Marissa, a young, beautiful, wealthy and
beloved daughter, encounters Fate, who forces her to choose between being
happy when young and unhappy when old or being unhappy when young and happy
in old age.
     Marissa's decision causes the immediate loss of all her wealth,
privilege and protection. She is thrust into a world for which she has no
preparation or experience. The play shows how she begins to discover who
she is and what she needs to make her way in the world.
     For information on the play or performances, contact the University
Honors Program at 831-1195.

Cruce Stark to read his works
     The Delaware Division of the Arts will sponsor a reading in May by
Cruce Stark, professor of English.
     Stark, who received an individual author fellowship from the division,
will read excerpts from his recent fiction at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 13, in
the mezzanine auditorium of the Carvel State Office Building, 9th and
French streets, Wilmington.
     For more information, call 577-3540.

Dance concert in Mitchell Hall
     The Dancers' Company, a modern dance ensemble from Brigham Young
University currently on tour, will perform at 7:30 p.m., Monday, May 2, in
Mitchell Hall.
     Tickets-at $7 for adults, $5 for students and $3 for children-may be
reserved by calling 738-7410.
     The event is sponsored by the Latter Day Saints Student Association, a
student group at the University.

Delta Blues show with Guy Davis
     The University Honors Program will sponsor a performance by noted
blues musician and actor Guy Davis at 7:30 tonight in Room 207 of the Amy
E. du Pont Music Building. Davis will perform Delta Blues and tell stories
about the blues and African-American culture.
     Davis' visit to campus has been arranged by professor Thomas McHugh,
visting faculty in Educational Studies, in conjunction with his current
Honors Colloquium course on "The Blues in American Culture."

HTAC's 'Hair' on Wolf Hall stage
     Harrington Theatre Arts Company will present Hair at 8 p.m., Friday
and Saturday, April 29 and 30; and Fridays-Sundays, May 6-8, and 12-14, in
100 Wolf Hall. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased either at the door or at
tables in the Perkins Student Center from 12-4 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays
prior to each weekend.
     For more information, call 837-8536.

Taggart, Grycky  in Loudis Hall
     The Department of Music will sponsor a free concert featuring the
Taggart-Grycky Duo at 8 p.m., Thursday, May 12, in the Loudis Recital Hall
of the Amy E. du Pont Music Building.
     The program will include L'histoire du tango by Astor Piazzolla,
Sonata for guitar and flute by Lowell Lieberman, Dream Travels by Gary
Schocker, Sonata in C Major by J.S. Bach and Three Dances from the Gayane
Ballet by Aram Khachaturian.
     Flutist Eileen Grycky and classical guitarist Christiaan Taggart make
up the Taggart-Grycky Duo. The duo is in residence at the University where
Grycky and Taggart are faculty members in the Department of Music.
     For more information, call 831-2577.

Art exhibitions feature 18 grads
     Eighteen graduates from the University's Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
Program will present exhibitions of their work in Newark during the last
weeks of May.
     Opening receptions will be held for 11 of the students from 5-7 p.m.,
Friday, May 13. Colleen Condon will show photography at the Janvier
Gallery, 56 Delaware Ave. Andrew Czapa will have his metalwork art at the
Commons Room, Room 101, Recitation Hall; Sarah Cowley and Joanne Barry are
exhibiting painting in Room 103, Taylor Hall; and David Brinley, Eleanor
Hoyt, Diane Kohler, Michael Mason, Nadine Messam, Joshua Redden and
Courtney Smith will have their illustrations hanging in Clayton Hall.
     One reception will be held from 5-7 p.m., Friday, May 6, featuring
photography by Bob Myers at the Janvier Gallery.
     On Friday, May 20, five students will host opening receptions. Kathy
Clark will show her photography at Janvier Gallery; paintings of Jeannie
Giorgi and Michael Dill will be shown in Room 103, Taylor Hall; and the
photography of Dawn Shenton and Bobby Pierosh will be in Taylor Hall.
     For more information, call 831-2244.